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Paddington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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deaths: one to five years.
Table 14.
Mortality Rates at Ages 1-5 Years. Borough.
| 1-2 Years. | 2-3 Years. | 3-4 Years. | 4-5 Years. | 1-5 Years. | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | |||||||||||
| 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | 1923 | 1918-22 | |
| Population | 1,283 | 1,159 | 1,259 | 1,130 | 1,228 | 1,112 | 1,305 | 1,078 | 1,593 | 1,013 | 1,471 | 996 | 1,024 | 1,052 | 1,018 | 1,031 | 5,128 | 4,336 | 5,053 | 4,235 |
| Measles | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — | 0 | i | 10 | 1 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Whooping Cough | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea, Enteritis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Tuberculous Diseases | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| Accident, Violence | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Causes | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| All Causes | 18 | 27 | 19 | 31 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 58 | 36 | 59 |
" Q " = average less than unity. " — " = nil return,